authentication

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The process works much like two-factor authentication on a banking website.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

When you set up biometric authentication to confirm your identity when paying for purchases, a digital translation of your face or palm, say, is created and stored by the merchant or a third party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

That’s led to security concerns, as cybersecurity company Wiz identified a database misconfiguration in early February that left 1.5 million API authentication tokens, 35,000 email addresses and private messages between agents exposed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

New authentication systems will be needed to stop fraudsters from sending fake invoices to bots, for example.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

"I needed authentication from the Attorney General," said the Warden.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar